a
Values are means±standard deviation of 6 replications (n=6) in which each replication contained 4 strawberries.
b
Populations ofE. coliO157:H7 detected by spread plating with CT-SMAC.
c
Populations of mesoplilic aerobic bacteria detected by spread plating with PCA.
d
Populations of yeast and mold detected by spread plating with DRBC.
Means preceded by the same lowercase letters (a through b) in the same row within each type of microorganism and sanitizing agent are not significantly different
(P>0.05).
Means followed by the same lowercase letters (x through z) in parentheses in the same row within each type of microorganism and sanitizing agent are not
significantly different (P>0.05).
Means followed by the same capital letters in the same column within each type of microorganism and storage time are not significantly different (P>0.05).